Freedom Of Information Act

The Directorate Human Resources is the central liaison for all Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) requests, and referrals for the Garrison and mission partners, excluding the Medical Research Material Command (MRMC). All requests are received by the Record's Manager and forwarded to the appropriate organization for processing. All requests are processed in accordance with the FOIA/PA authority, AR 25-55 [PDF].

In accordance with 5 United States Code, section 552, any individual may submit a FOIA request for records by mail, fax, or electronic mail (E-Mail). Requests must be in writing. Telephonic requests will be not be accepted. If you send the request by E-Mail, you must include a postal mailing address since it may not be practical to provide a substantive response electronically. Government E-Mail accounts should not be used to send FOIA's according to the Ethics Counselor, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate.

If requests are for information instead of agency records, contact the Public Affairs Office at 301-619-2018.

You should provide as much information as possible about the records you are seeking if you do not know the exact title of the records. The more information you can provide about the record, such as its author or date, the more expeditiously your request will be processed.

You must also indicate a willingness to pay for the records and can specify you wish to be notified if the amount exceeds a certain dollar amount. The amount charged depends on the type of request as follows:

Commercial: Requesters should indicate a willingness to pay all search, review, and duplication costs.

Educational or Noncommercial Scientific Institution or News Media: Requesters should indicate a willingness to pay duplication charges in excess of 100 pages if more than 100 pages of records are desired.

All Others: Requesters should indicate a willingness to pay assessable search and duplication costs if more than two hours of search effort or 100 pages of records are desired.

Not all agency records may be releasable. While we do not have the authority to deny the release of records at our level, if the records are determined to be exempt from disclosure by Fort Detrick, then FOIA requesters will be notified that the records have been sent to the Initial Denial Authority for final releasable determination.

For Army National Guard enlisted soldier on active duty, contact:The Adjutant General of the soldier's state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands (as appropriate).